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Columbia Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbia Elementary enrolls 225 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% White and 4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 87% |
| White | 17 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 225 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbia Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 36, state house district 36.
Columbia Elementary is one of 40 schools in LAS CRUCES, based in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. The district serves 22,782 students district-wide and employs 1,513 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, Columbia Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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